Elizabeth I Protestantism vs Catholicism

• Catholics believed that the Pope could forgive sins through confession.
• The Act of Six Articles (1563) clarified doctrinal issues such as transubstantiation, justification by faith alone, and clerical celibacy.
• Protestants rejected this belief and instead relied on God's forgiveness alone.
• Purgatory was another point of disagreement between Catholics and Protestants.
• The differences between Catholic Churches and Protestant churches

  Catholic had:

  .Stained glass windows

  .Statues

  .Bigger

  .more decorative

  Protestants had:

  .Bland

  .Simplistic windows and decorations

  .Wooden and simplistic alter

  .Much smaller
• What problems did Elizabeth I face in her appointment to the crown?

  .Protestants would rebel over treatment under Mary

  .A lot of catholics lived in England and could rebel against her if she became a protestant
• What did Elizabeth I do to solve these problems?

  .She made the religious settlement

  .Act of supremacy-Elizabeth is church governor of England

  .Act of uniformity with catholic elements
• What was the act of supremacy?

  .Maintained discipline within the church and reinforcing the queens religious settlement

  .Punished people if their loyal was unclear
• What did the act of uniformity do?

  Ordered everyone to attend church on Sundays or people were fined 1 shilling a day
• Why was Scotland and France angry with the religious settlement?

  They we’re both catholic countries and did not like the idea of Protestantism having catholic elements in it
• What were puritans?

  Protestant religious group.
• What did Elizabeth sign to avoid war with Spain? The Treaty of Nonsuch
• What was Elizabeth forced to sign to avoid war with France?

  Peace of Troyes
• Why was Mary que of Scot’s claim to the throne so threatening?

  .strong catholic

  .strong claim to the throne

  .became queen of Scotland at 6 days old
• What does excommunication mean?

  kicked out of a church
• Who wanted Elizabeth removed from the throne?

  Catholics
• Who featured in every plot against Elizabeth?

  .Phillip king of Spain

  .The Pope

  .Mary
• Why was Mary queen of Scot’s executed? She was a threat to Elizabeth’s power
• Why Phillip king of Spain turning against England?

  .Religious differences

  .Elizabeth’s support for Drake who attacked Spanish colonies
• What was the Dutch revolt?

  Revolt against Spain as they were controlled by them which was a catholic country and the Netherlands were Protestants
• What is humanism?

  gave you a better understanding of the world
• What was a vagrant?


  A person who moves from place to place with no home or work
• How did enclosure lead to poverty?

  more efficient techniques for growing crops lead to farms not needing labourers
• What was the vagabond act?

  A law in England that punished homeless people.
• Why did Englands attempt to colonise Virginia fail?

  .Very few soldiers

  .left too late for planting crops as it took weeks to get there

  .Climate was hot and mosquitos were everywhere
• Why was drakes circumnavigation so significant?

  .privateer for for Elizabeth

  .Worsened relations between Spain and England.

  .Attacked Spanish colonies and stoke their gold
• What were Elizabeth’s problems when she became queen?

  .young and inexperienced

  .£300,000 in debt

  .France Spain and Scotland were catholic countries and believed Mary queen of Scot’s should be on the throne
• What were features of Catholicism

  .Pope is head of church

  .Priests forgive sin

  .bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ

  .services in Latin

  .Churches highly decorated
• What were features of Protestantism?

  .No pope

  .Only god can forgive sins

  .Services in England

  .Churches were plain and simple
• what were features of puritans

  .Strict Protestants

  .No decorations in churches

  .Found in London
• What was Elizabeth’s aim when creating the religious settlement?

  Religious stability between catholics and Protestants
• What did the act of uniformity establish?


  The appearance of churches and how services should be conducted
• What was the act of uniformity?


  set out the groundwork for the elizabethan churches
• What was the act of supremacy?

  Declared the throne the supreme governor of the Church of England

  .All clergy had to swear an oath of allegiance to her
• What did the book of common prayer introduce?

  .Introduced a set of new church services to be used in all churches
• What did the royal injunctions do?

  .Forced all the clergy to teach Royal supremacy

  .report people who refused to attend churches
• What was the crucifix controversy?

  Refused to display crucifixes in churches which had been ordered by Elizabeth to please catholics,Elizabeth backed down
• What was the revolt of the northern earls?

  a rebellion by catholics to replace Elizabeth with mary queen of Scot’s
• What were the plots against elizabeth?

  .Ridolfi plot

  .throckmorton plot

  .babington plot
• What was the babington plot?

  Duke of Guise planned to invade England kill Elizabeth and put Mary queen of Scot’s on the throne